Buying Director Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Buying Director Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Buying Director role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Buying Director job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 67% of Buying Director job descriptions contained product development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

product development
67%
apparel
45%
buyer
45%
fashion
45%
instagram
45%
junior buyer
45%
product
45%
factories
45%
retail
23%
international business
23%
fashion buying
23%
business acumen
23%
strategic planning
23%
supplier sourcing
23%
team leadership
23%
trends
23%
buyers
12%
procurement
12%
indirect
12%
buying
12%
previous experience in a similar role
12%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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